Black Ops Patch 1.06 Offers Tons of Fixes and Tweaks for the PS3

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The PS3 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops just received a hefty patch, bringing its version number up to 1.06. Some of the bigger fixes for co-op players are improved Zombie mode connection quality and stability, improved host migration, fixing of various issues related to combat training - including using friends names as bots - and more.

You may remember that the PS3 version of Black Opsrecently came under fire as Treyarch and Activision scramble to try and fight off the rampant cheating that has become a huge problem thanks to a system wide PlayStation 3 hack. So despite the threat of shutting down servers, Treyarch played the better man card and released a monster patch.

There's no word on when/if these fixes are coming, or even needed, on the Xbox 360 or PC.

New Features:

New contracts added to the rotation.

Added optional pre-match timer for LAN / System-Link games.

Issues Addressed:

Fixed freeze associated with larger games.

Improved reliability of players connections to one another.

Improved ability to bring parties to the game lobby. Late party joiners would try to connect to previous lobby host and be denied if new joiners trigger a lobby host migration.

Addressed an issue where the Host encounters and infinite spinning loading circle after a Host migration.

Fixed a freeze when quickly loading maps one after another in private match.

Fixed issue where players get primary weapons in Second Chance.

Fixed “NEW” stamp not disappearing for Custom Slot 9 when highlighting the slot.

Removed water vision effect when respawning after dying in the acid pool in Radiation.

Several contract fixes.

Gameplay Tuning:

Second Chance – players that put an enemy into Second Chance are now credited for a full kill once that enemy dies. If another player kills the enemy while the enemy is in Second Chance, they will get assist credit.